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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Jerry Kaye <smithjerrykaye@live.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:14:18 -0400
Subject: Come to the aid of your son...

Dear Sir,

How are you, I hope you are doing great but i want to inform you that am tired and sadness face all my eyes because am hopeless and i did not know what to do, unless you tell me. I have tells you all the truth in my mouth but yet you did not turn up to me, why did you find it hard in your heart to have mercy on me ?

I have told you several time that only power of attorney you need to stand for me and make activate this escrow account to your name as my legal partner but i did not know the reason why this transaction keep turning negative since i have been in touch with you.

Do you think it's a pleasure to me, to continue writing you since all this while, oh my God, what is my reason to be telling you what is not real?, what am i going to gain when i lie to you?, if i lie to you today, can i lie again to you tomorrow when the lie exposes? Please stop all the negative mind or thinking on this transaction and focus this transfer with open mind and positivity.

The power of attorney and the activation of the escrow account gives you the legal right to tell Fidelity Bank how you want the funds to be transfer to you, please we do not need to be biting around the busy anymore, truth is the light and who work in truth work in light, am sincerely open minded to you and i want you to accept me as one of your son and deal with me as a son.

If you can not work out the funds in the Fidelity Bank of Ghana, while you did not want to help me on the two boxes with Ghana Custome Department, the documents for claim are with me and you remember that Diplomat Edward Barley was force by Ghana Government to return my consignment back to the origin, since Diplomat Edward Barley returned the boxes and deposit them with Ghana Custom on my name, you have not say anything regarding to this boxes, please let us focus on any of this transaction and i promised you success.

I wish you can come down to Ghana then i will take you there to witness all what am telling you, please i trust you and am sure within me that you are the rightful person to stand for me and i strongly beleived you will not let me down, my education is more important to me and this is 2010, please do not let this year waist in my life as 2009 waisted.

Activate the account on your name and get this funds transfer to your nominated bank account as soon as possible, i did not like how think is going on now, please assist me am pleading with you, please do not let me die in thinking.

Thanks

Smith Jerry Kaye



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